George Bush taking credit for the wall coming down is like the rooster taking credit for the sun rising. Al Gore More Quotes by Al Gore More Quotes From Al Gore Plant trees, Lots of trees Al Gore plant humanity tree In the age of the internet, with all of its problems, over time, the very fact that individuals can join the conversation creates the opportunity for the emergence of - for the re-emergence of a genuine conversation of democracy. Al Gore democracy age opportunity Americans have the right to have their medical decisions made by them and their doctors, and not by those bureaucrats sitting behind a computer screen hundreds of miles away. Al Gore doctors technology decision I take no pleasure in the fact that the scientific predictions I’ve relayed to popular audiences turn out to be true. Al Gore predictions pleasure facts You see that pale, blue dot? That's us. Everything that has ever happened in all of human history, has happened on that pixel. All the triumphs and all the tragedies, all the wars all the famines, all the major advances... it's our only home. And that is what is at stake, our ability to live on planet Earth, to have a future as a civilization. I believe this is a moral issue, it is your time to seize this issue, it is our time to rise again to secure our future. Al Gore home war believe I think George W. Bush has a warm, engaging personality. But, you know, the presidency is more than just a popularity contest. Al Gore popularity personality thinking There are skeptics who do not come to their view because they have a source of income from carbon polluters. Al Gore income source views If you want your energy bills to go up, you should support an ever greater dependence on foreign oil, because the rate of new discoveries is declining as demand in China and India is growing, and the price of oil and thus the price of coal will go sky high. Al Gore oil sky discovery America's political system has evolved over the last 50 years in ways that have enhanced the power of business lobbies. Al Gore political america years Every day we put another 110 million tons of global warming pollution into the sky as if it's an open sewer, and it's still building up. And the scientists tell us it's a race against time. We've stabilized emissions globally now for the last three years, but they need to start coming down quickly. We've got the momentum, we've got the wind in our sails, we're gonna win this. Al Gore global-warming building winning The cumulative amount of man-made global pollution that's in the atmosphere now traps as much extra heat energy every day as would be released by 400,000 Hiroshima-class atomic bombs exploding every day. It's a big planet, but that's an awful lot of energy. Al Gore atomic-bomb atmosphere energy A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls. Al Gore political funny people Surveillance technologies now available - including the monitoring of virtually all digital information - have advanced to the point where much of the essential apparatus of a police state is already in place. Al Gore police essentials technology I'm naturally an optimist, but my basis for hope is rooted in my understanding of human nature. Al Gore optimist human-nature understanding I'm old enough to know that a red carpet's just a rug, and I've been able to enjoy the pageantry without letting it go to my head. Al Gore pageantry let-it-go red The dominance of short-term perspectives has led to routine decisions in the markets that sacrifice the long-term buildup of genuine value in pursuit of artificial, short-term gains. Al Gore sacrifice perspective long The ability of big money to shape perceptions - where you have four anti-climate lobbyists for every single member of the House and Senate - is a big factor. Al Gore climate perception house The message from Wal-Mart today to the rest of the business community is there need not be any conflict between the environment and the economy. We will find the way not only to reconcile (those), but to find new profits and new opportunities as we do the right thing. Al Gore community business opportunity I will tell you that what gives me a sense of joy is having work to do that justifies pouring every ounce of energy I have into it. That's really a blessing to have in your life. And it gives you energy back when you have the privilege of doing work that makes you feel that way. Al Gore blessing joy giving I drive a hybrid. Tipper and I got a Lexus hybrid. And we have a couple of Priuses in the family with our children. And I encourage people to make environmentally conscious choices because we all have to solve this climate crisis. Al Gore couple encouragement children
